Pride Page #7

He was playing Swansea Grand

the year our Jane was born.

What's funny about that?

You need to push the T-shirts and

the badges as hard as you can.

This is a fundraiser.

Make sure people are buying stuff.

- Is he in charge?

- He's the official photographer.

We don't want it to be all churchy.

Do you know what I mean?

It's a christening.

Yeah, but the readings don't all have

to come from the Bible, do they?

You can have all sorts

of things nowadays.

It's more open.

Meeting's tomorrow afternoon,

3:
00 sharp.

We'll make it, long as we leave early.

- And the vote?

- At the end.

Single question:
can we

continue taking your support

in the light of recent events?

- Recent events.

- Won't have anything to worry about.

I'm telling you, when they see

what you make out of this...

- If we make anything out of it.

- You joking? You're already famous.

Give it here.

"Bronski Beat are to headline

a benefit for the miners

at the Electric Ballroom.

Pits and Perverts is being organized

by the London Lesbians and Gay Men

- Support the Miners group."

- Got the name wrong.

"The event is open to everyone,

gay or straight,

and will be a real festive occasion

through which we can express our

solidarity with the mining community."

Don't dawdle, love. Get indoors.

Support the miners.

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.

To the gays,

to the straights,

and to the as yet undecided.

- Welcome to the Electric Ballroom,

- It's amazing.

for this,

the first ever Pits and

Perverts Benefit Ball.

Tell me why

Tell me why

Contempt in your eyes

As I turn to kiss his lips

Broken, I lie

All my feelings denied

Blood on your fist

Can you tell me why?

This is the first gay club

we've ever been to.

Yeah? As a matter of fact,

we're not gay, either.

We're miners.

- That's perfect.

- Hide me.

Hey. Why?

If you see Steph,

perhaps you'd give her this?

They want me to join their breakaway

group, Lesbians Against Pit Closures.

Strictly women only.

Don't think I could

trust myself, do you?

Are you gonna take my picture, then?

Tell me why

Can you tell me why?

Well, it's incredible to see such

a mix of people here tonight.

Gay and straight.

Can you see what we've done here?

By coming together, all of us,

by pledging our solidarity,

our friendship, we've made history.

Back in our...

Back in our miners' lodge in Wales,

we have a banner.

And it's old. It's very old,

maybe a hundred years.

And it's this,

two hands together,

joined like this.

Well, I tell you now,

you've worn our badge,

"Coal not dole,"

and when the time comes,

you have my word on this,

we will wear yours.

Shoulder-to-shoulder, hand-to-hand.

Come on. We're off out for the night.

Now, I hope you ladies

aren't gonna let me down.

What? We want to see

everything, don't we?

- What, everything?

- Even the rubber scene.

Sorry, ladies, this is a men-only venue.

Oh, don't be daft, love.

We've come all the way from Powys.

Evening.

Hello.

That's my youngest, yeah.

How'd you get into that leotard, then?

Talcum powder.

What?

- Talcum powder.

- Oh.

Lily of the valley, I use.

Mark?

Oh, my God. Mark Ashton.

Tim?

- I know. I know.

- Oh, my God.

Oh, this is insane.

I'm bumping into everybody tonight.

How are you?

Still changing the world?

- Bit by bit.

- Tim, come on.

I haven't been home in four days.

Haven't you?

I'm on a farewell tour.

Where are you going?

You are a beautiful man, Mark.

I miss you.

Please take care of yourself, okay?

Please.

- Come on.

- Please take care.

Come on then, girls.

That's enough. Back to ours.

Bedtime.

- Come on.

- I'm sorry.

Don't worry, you're lighter

than your husband.

Do you know what I was when I met Alan?

Drunk?

Sixteen.

Think that's ridiculous?

I was pretty then.

You're pretty now.

All goes south, doesn't it?

Love, looks, everything.

That's cheery.

Sod it.

I always thought sex was

for the men, really.

Anyway, we just put

up with it, don't we?

- Keep them quiet.

- Okay.

I will listen to a certain amount

of drunken bollocks, Gail,

but sex is not just for the men.

It's for the women too, believe me.

Oh, yeah.

No carpets.

This is Laura Ashley.

I've seen it before.

Where?

- Cardiff.

- What I want to know

is what's this?

Hefina, put that back immediately.

That's nothing. Here,

look what else I've found.

You never went under his bed!

When was the last time

you saw anything like that?

When? When?

Don't those women ever sleep?

Oh, Jesus, God.

That takes me back.

No, look. Wait, look. Look...

Put it down.

Mum.

So, what were their names again, boys?

Mine was Jess.

- And mine was Carol.

- Hey.

Straight people asked

if they could join.

- You're joking.

- We should set up another group.

Straights Supporting

Gays Supporting Miners.

- This is right...

- That's it, yeah...

Excuse me.

That's it, we're off.

- What about Bromley?

- It's too late.

- You've got a meeting to get to.

- The vote, remember?

Okay.

- Surely you've got his number, Steph.

- Nobody's got his number.

- He still lives at home.

- Mark's right. If we're gonna get...

- He's blown it. Come on, let's go.

- Oh, what a shame.

He was sucking face when

the lights came up.

I wouldn't waste any time

feeling sorry for him.

Can I please have an aspirin?

What the hell is this?

Plans change, Cliff. It's not my fault.

No answer.

- They must be on their way.

- Okay.

I can't speak in front of

all these people, Cliff.

I can't.

I know you think you

know what you want, Joe,

but you're so young.

That's what the law's for,

to protect you.

I didn't know who I was at your age.

It's such a terrible life, Joe.

It's lonely.

Is that what you want?

No family?

Hiding from people at work?

From everyone?

Keeping secrets?

Come here.

So now Cliff will speak

on behalf of the LGSM.

Floor's yours, Cliff.

Well, what I want to say abo...

About the gays and lesbians...

Why don't you do us a poem, Cliff?

Poem! Poem! Poem!

I want to propose that

this meeting is unlawful.

I want to propose that this meeting

was brought forward unlawfully

and that most of the people here

aren't even from this village!

All right. Let's bring

it forward to the vote.

There we go.

Two hours to spare.

Hefina Heddon,

you drive like a bloody lunatic.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

- Gwen, look after the gays.

- Right-o!

- Three o'clock.

- You can't dictate

when the committee sits.

You told us 3:
00.

- Had to change it. If you weren't in...

- A bloody disgusting way to behave.

It's invalid.

This whole decision is invalid.

- We can fight it.

- We got one fight.

The f***ing strike!

Or have you forgotten that?

Dancing around in London?

The trouble with those people

- is they jump on the bandwagon.

- What?

It's well-known. They pretend

they're backing you,

but what they're really doing

is pushing their own agenda.

Gay rights.

- What?

- We've seen articles, Hefina.

Christ Jesus, help me.

You better shut her mouth or

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